Resumefor Joy F. Edwards

Objective

Provide the leadership and expertise necessary to ensure that the school library program is aligned with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and is an integral part of the overall instructional program.

Professional Organizations

Areas of Expertise

Leadership- Led the AVID Site Team for 14 years while also serving on the school leadership team.

Differentiating Instruction- Able to create lessons geared to different learning styles and ability levels, especially at the high school level.

Teaching Higher Level Thinking Skills- Through AVID, Bloom's Taxonomy was used daily. Students were also taught to use these skills.

Presentations to Faculty/Parents- Able to create and present presentations to groups. Staff development and parent meetings were planned 5-9 times per year.

Collaborative/Team Player- Look forward to collaborating with teachers to plan lessons that will stimulate students. Due to AVID experience, I am familiar with ALL areas within the high school and understand the different needs and curriculums of ALL departments.

Planning- Have planned banquets, field trips for 120 students, professional development activities, family workshops, AVID Site Team Meetings, Relay for Life Fundraisers, Chicken plate fundraiser, AVID Club, SADD (Students Against Drinking and Driving) Club, Adopt a Highway with 150 students

Extensive Reader- I am a book worm. I read anything and everything that comes my way.

Technology Integration Skills

Google : Slides, Docs, Sheets

Mindmeister.com and Mapmaker.com websites that incorporate technology into lessons

Webpage Creation

Symbaloo Visual Bookmarking Tool

Blogs and Wikis

Smart Board Usage

Edmodo

Windows: PowerPoint, Word, Excel

Goals

Ensure that students are effective users of information.

Empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, and ethical users of information.

Collect and analyze data to improve instruction and to demonstrate correlations between the school library and student achievement.

Why am I the Perfect Candidate for Media Coordinator?

My love for books and teaching has brought me to this point in my career. After teaching mathematics for 23 years, I felt it was time for a change and I wanted to do something in which I could have a bigger impact. The library is the heart of any school and using the AVID training I have participated in over the years will make me an asset and afford me the ability to creatively plan lessons that will stimulate children while fostering their love for reading. I also have enough technology experience that the students and teachers would never lack for resources.

VISION

My love of reading has brought me to my new career as Fike High School's Media Coordinator. I had the vision of making the space more open and college-like. Through lots of hard work, and some terrific media assistants, we transformed the place! I took a few pictures to share the vision the progress. My new vision includes students flocking to the library to get the newest book and printing their newest creation on the 3D printer I bought with a Wilson Education Partnership grant I received. With student iPads/Chromebooks and the availability of e-books (which can easily differentiate instruction), there is no reason for students to not enjoy reading and creating in this new and improved space.